Suntex, Oregon
Suntex, Oregon | |
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| Coordinates: 43°35′27″N 119°37′49″W / 43.59083°N 119.63028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Harney |
| Elevation | 4,308 ft (1,313 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1129842[1] |
Suntex is an unincorporated community in Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was established with the placement of a post office in the valley of Silver Creek west of Burns and north of U.S. Route 20.[2]
The Suntex post office was set up in 1916 and closed in 1949, after which Suntex mail was handled through the post office in Riley. W. F. Sturges, the first postmaster at Suntex, said that postal authorities had assigned the name "Suntex", which had no local significance, for reasons he was unaware of.[3]
Education
[edit]The zoned K-8 school is Suntex Elementary School.[4] The previous campus was destroyed in a 1978 fire.[5]
High school students are zoned to Crane Union High School,[6] of Harney County Union High School District 1J.[7]
A 1975 proposal to merge the Suntex and Double O districts along with the elementary school districts of Burns and Hines, as well as the Burns high school district, was turned down by voters.[8] The Burns and Hines elementary districts and the Burns high school district ultimately combined into Harney County School District 3 in 1989.[9]
Harney County is not in a community college district but has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Treasure Valley Community College.[10] TVCC operates the Burns Outreach Center in Burns.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suntex, Oregon
- ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 4, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 925. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Education". Harney County Economic Development. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
Suntex Elementary School 68178 Silver Creek Road Riley, OR 97758
- ^ "School burns". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. Associated Press. May 20, 1978. p. 26. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CUHS Rural Feeder School Districts". Crane Union High School. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harney County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022. - Text list
- ^ "All four school merger proposals are rejected". The Bulletin. May 7, 1975. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former school chief moves to Yakima Valley". Baker City Herald. July 8, 1992. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Burns Outreach Center". Treasure Valley Community College. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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